Time slipped by, and in the blink of an eye, a month had passed.
During that month, Lan Si didn't take part in any more team Soul Fights. Every day, after completing double and solo Soul Fights with Ye Lingling, he took her and Little Kitten to the woods outside Suotuo City to train. With the healing power of Ye Lingling's Nine Heart Begonia, Zhuqing trained almost as if she didn't care whether she lived or died.
Even when Shrek had team Soul Fights in the evenings, Zhuqing never once took a break.
Lan Si couldn't help feeling that he couldn't measure up to her.
After a month of grueling training, the three of them hadn't gained much Soul Power, but their fundamental strength had improved considerably. Zhuqing in particular had undergone a near-total transformation after learning Butterfly Step and Eagle Claw Technique. During the following month of solo and double Soul Fights, she had almost never lost.
"Wow, Zhuqing, I've noticed you've gotten so much stronger lately. There are hardly any Soul Grandmasters in the Soul Fighting Arena who can beat you." Ning Rongrong exclaimed, putting an arm around Zhuqing's as they finished a double Soul Fight with a victory.
"Have I? Maybe I've just had so many fights lately that practice has made perfect." Zhuqing tilted her head and gave a perfunctory reply.
"Really?" Ning Rongrong looked doubtful. Zhuqing's sudden improvement had come without warning. If there was any sign of it, it was that it had happened after she met Lan Si. For the past month, Zhuqing had vanished early every morning, and sometimes she even failed to come home at night. Ning Rongrong only saw her during the evening Soul Fights.
She suspected that Zhuqing's improvement had something to do with Lan Si.
"All right, let's